In a message dated 4/5/07 5:25:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > My local quilt shop was also interested in having me offer lacemaking > classes - until they realized that we'd have to buy all of our supplies > elsewhere. > I tried to convince them to stock the basics (inexpensive wooden bobbins > and ethafoam pillows), but, as always, space is the issue. I'm not done with > them yet... we could store a lot of bobbins in a small space, and the > pillows > - while they take more space - could be tucked away in a storage area unless > needed. > Dear Clay,
Do shops such as this have a bulletin board in their classroom where you can put up your card? That would be easy. Anyone who sees it can call you for further information about lace, and you can tell them about your guild or nearby classes. No need to pressure a specialty shop to offer classes within their property, so long as you make your offer from a not-for-profit lace guild. Also, I belong to my state's FiberArts organization which has some funding from the state. By agreement, they do not publish my name/address in their publicly-available list, but if anyone inquires about lace they collect the info and ask me to contact the person interested. There ARE ways to reach people. One is networking, with shopkeepers you go to. The fabric shops, antique shops, yarn shops - in my area - all remember my specialty is lace. (I wear a small piece of lace to remind them!) One of my lace friends has a good relationship with her town's librarians, and they have been sharing. I cannot believe they are friendlier than anywhere else. It helps at first meeting if you wear a smile and small piece of lace when you chat them up. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
